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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Statistics and Data Science (BS) Academic Degree Map

Location(s): Manhattan Campus


First Year Hours K-State Core  
Semester 1      
MATH 220   - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I   OR 4      
MATH 250   - Mathematical Scholars Calculus 1   4      
ENGL 100   - Expository Writing I   3      
STAT 250   - Business and Economic Statistics I   3      
Social & Behavioral Sciences Requirement - Global Perspectives Overlay (recommended) 3 KSC 050  
Free Elective (EDCEP/CAT Connections course recommended/UHP 189 recommended) 1    
DAS 101   - Discover, Create, and Thrive: Arts and Sciences Orientation   1      
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
STAT 351   - Business and Economic Statistics II   3      
ENGL 200   - Expository Writing II   3      
MATH 221   - Analytic Geometry and Calculus II   OR 4      
MATH 251   - Mathematical Scholars Calculus 2   4      
CIS 209   - Computer Programming for Engineers   3      
STAT 150    - Statistics and Data Science: Introductory Seminar for Majors    1      
Total Credits: 14      
       
Second Year      
Semester 1      
COMM 106   - Public Speaking I   3      
MATH 222   - Analytic Geometry and Calculus III   4      
STAT 725   - Introduction to the SAS Computing   1      
STAT 726   - Introduction to R Computing   1      
Arts & Humanities Requirement 3 KSC 060  
Free Elective {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
MATH 551   - Applied Matrix Theory   OR 3      
MATH 515   - Introduction to Linear Algebra   3      
Outside Concentration 3    
Natural & Physical Science Requirement 4 KSC 040  
Social & Behavioral Science Requirement 3 KSC 050  
Arts & Humanities Requirement - Ethical overlay (recommended) 3 KSC 060  
Total Credits: 16      
       
Third Year      
Semester 1      
STAT 610   - Introduction to Mathematical Statistics I   3      
STAT 705   - Regression and Analysis of Variance   OR 3      
STAT 713   - Applied Linear Statistical Models   3      
Outside Concentration 3    
Free Elective {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
Free Elective 3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
STAT 611   - Introduction to Mathematical Statistics II   3      
Natural/Quantitative Restrictive Elective 3    
Outside Concentration 3    
Free Elective 3    
Free Elective 3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Fourth Year      
Semester 1      
STAT 710   - Sample Survey Methods   3      
Upper-Division Quantitative Elective 3    
US Multicultural Overlay (recommended) and Non-Quantitative Social Science A&S req 3    
Free Elective 3    
Free Elective 3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
ENGL 516   - Written Communication for the Sciences   3      
Upper-Division Quantitative Elective 3    
Upper-Division Quantitative Elective 3    
Free Elective 3    
Free Elective 3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Total Program Hours: 120